Deals
Sentica's Citec in new bolt-on
Sentica Partners portfolio company Citec has acquired Norwegian oil and gas company M7 Offshore.
Cobepa set to buy Alpha's Babilou
Alpha Associés Conseil is in talks with Belgian investment firm Cobepa over the sale of Babilou, a France-based operator of corporate nurseries.
PE-backed McCarthy & Stone in refinancing
Retirement home developer McCarthy & Stone т which is backed by a consortium of investors believed to include Goldman Sachs, TPG and Alchemy Partners т has refinanced its existing debt.
BGF-backed SHS bolts on Dixon Pentland
Swanbridge Hire & Sales Integrated Services (SHS), a portfolio company of the Business Growth Fund (BGF), has acquired UK-based Dixon Pentland Scaffolding for approximately ТЃ2m.
Cinven buys Heidelberger Leben from Lloyds for €300m
Cinven has acquired a majority stake in Heidelberger Leben, a German provider of retirement and life insurance products, from Lloyds Banking Group for around €300m.
Redalpine invests in Trekksoft
Swiss venture firm Redalpine has invested $800,000 in Trekksoft, an online tour and activity marketplace.
Creathor Ventures backs Toroleo
Creathor Ventures has co-invested in online car equipment comparison platform Toroleo, a portfolio company of Project A Ventures.
Foresight et al. invest in Biofortuna
A consortium of existing backers has injected ТЃ1.3m into Biofortuna, a UK-based molecular diagnostics company, to fund further growth.
St Jude Medical acquires PE-backed Endosense
Medical device company St Jude Medical has wholly acquired Endosense, a medical technology company backed by several private equity firms, for CHF 159m.
Arle looks to cash in on Innovia
Arle Capital Partners has hired Deutsche Bank to manage a sales process for bank note supplier Innovia, which could fetch more than €500m.
BGF invests £2.25m in Abacus e-Media
The Business Growth Fund (BGF) has invested ТЃ2.25m in UK content management system provider Abacus e-Media.
German Startups Group et al. back sporTrade
German Startups Group (GSG) has invested in online sport equipment marketplace sporTrade alongside IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft and private investor Hans-Dieter Lochmann.
Carlyle and N+1 Mercapital divest Arsys
The Carlyle Group and N+1 Mercapital have sold Spanish information and communications technology firm Arsys to 1&1 for around €140m.
Target Partners et al. invest €6m in Falcon
Target Partners has led a тЌ6m funding round for Falcon Social, a Danish firm developing a social media management software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.
Foodpanda makes Brazilian acquisition
Foodpanda, an online food delivery platform backed by Investment AB Kinnevik and Phenomen Ventures, has acquired Brazilian competitor MegaMenu.
CVC acquires Skrill in €600m SBO
CVC Capital Partners has acquired a majority stake in global payments provider Skrill from Investcorp for тЌ600m, which reaped an 8x return on its investment.
Private equity firms eye Quadriga's AHT
Several private equity firms are said to be bidding for Quadriga Capital's AHT Cooling Systems.
House of Fraser mulls listing
House of Fraser, the department store controlled by West Coast Capital, Lloyds Banking Group and representatives of failed Icelandic banks, is considering a public listing.
Sector focus: Saddling up for food production
Sector focus: Food
Mid Europa's Serbia Broadband attracts private equity interest
Serbia Broadband, the telco firm backed by Mid Europa Partners, has attracted the interest of several private equity players, according to reports.
HgCapital buys e-conomic
HgCapital has acquired e-conomic, a Denmark-based software-as-a-service (SaaS) accounting business for SMEs.
Öresund and Creades exit Klarna shares
Investment Уresund and Creades have sold their shares in Swedish online payment company Klarna Holding for SEK 172m.
Banc Sabadell sells Grafos after 11 years
Spanish banking group Banc Sabadell has divested the stake in graphic products firm Grafos it held via its private equity arm Aurica XXI.
Bregal buys Ideal Stelrad despite RBS backlash
Bregal Capital has acquired boiler and radiator company Ideal Stelrad, despite attempts by RBS to block the ТЃ230m deal.